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Tim Sherwood in charge of Tottenham for West Ham tie after Andre Villas-Boas sacking

Tim Sherwood will be in charge of Tottenham for the Capital One Cup match against West Ham United on Wednesday night.

Last Updated: 17/12/13 5:02pm

Tim Sherwood: In temporary charge of Tottenham

The former Tottenham midfielder, who was already on the coaching staff at White Hart Lane, has taken on the interim role after Spurs sacked Andre Villas-Boas on Monday.

Fabio Capello, Glenn Hoddle and Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino have emerged as early contenders for the position in the longer term but Sherwood could find his tenure extended, depending on results.

A Tottenham statement read: "The club can announce that Tim Sherwood, Chris Ramsey and Les Ferdinand will take charge of the first team whilst the club progresses discussions. Steffen Freund and Tony Parks continue as part of the coaching staff.

"On a specific level, none of those things were critical to us. The desire to make sure we had a long-term commitment from Jurgen, and he had one from us, was part of it, and market dynamic does dictate some of that.

"So we're not oblivious to the fact that Jurgen over the last two years has had an extraordinary run with the national team and that would bring a lot of interest from the outside.

"Sure, some of that matters, but not specifically the Switzerland or Tottenham issues, but generally a coach that has done very well, that has an international reputation, who speaks multiple languages would be sought after.

"So the desire to have a commitment from him, contractually, for a long period of time, that matters, of course."